Big Sky officials were prepared to react to the decisions of higher-level conferences like the Mountain West and Pac-12 as the coronavirus pandemic ensued. Many contingencies were ready.
On Friday, those backup plans became more limited. The Pac-12 announced it would play only conference games this fall due to COVID-19 concerns. That canceled nonconference guarantee games like Montana State’s at Utah on Sept. 12.
MSU was scheduled to make $675,000 from that date, according to the game contract obtained by the Chronicle.
If the game is called off due to “uncontrollable forces, the (schools) shall share equally in all reasonable financial costs or obligations arising as a direct result of the uncontrollable event.